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  Denise Schoenbachler   
What I wish I’d known….
1.  Get to know your professors.  Take the time and effort to really  get to know your professors while at college.  Your professors can be incredibly helpful in job hunting, career advice, and even navigating the university system.  Professors make great references for jobs. If you decide to […]

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Four prominent business women shared their leadership advice at last week’s Executives’ Club of Chicago Women’s Leadership Breakfast.  CNBC anchor Marie Bartiromo led the panel discussion about the importance of creating a broad network–your personal board of directors. 
Following are short-hand notes of some of their tips for a successful network, career and life: 
  Maria Bartiromo, CNBC 

Knowing what you’re good […]

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Janet Krueger,  State and Local Tax Partner, Chicago, PricewaterhouseCoopers, contributes the fifth post of a 6-part series by a panel of successful women graduates of Northern Illinois University who discuss the topic:  Lessons from the Front:  If We’d Only Known this Back Then.
   Janet Krueger 
Learn to write.  Although many times we avoid classes or subjects we do not like […]

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Jill Krueger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Health Resources Alliance, contributes the fourth part of a series stemming from a panel discussion involving successful women graduates of Northern Illinois University who discuss the topic:  Lessons from the Front:  If We’d Only Known this Back Then.
   Jill Krueger 
1. Attitude is Everything.
Solid technical skills are necessary in every job […]

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Cathleen Johnson contributes the third part of a series stemming from a panel discussion involving successful women graduates of Northern Illinois University who were assembled by Denise Schoenbachler, Dean of the Business School, on the topic of: Lessons from the Front:  If We’d Only Known this Back Then.
   Cathleen Johnson
Things I Wish I’d Known in College
1.  EMBRACE […]

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During my first few jobs, pay raise timing was a mystery–sometimes surprising me by coming earlier than expected and other times coming long after annual anniversary dates to which most raises are tied.  Today, agencies and companies do a better job of on-boarding employees and clarifying the performance review timing and ensuing salary increases.  Still, […]

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   Kevin Donnellon   
Personal branding is in, and much of this is driven by the tough job market, the glut of exceptional talent and the growing social technologies that can power your personal brand.
I completely endorse personal branding as a consultant, former agency owner and corporate PR VP who believes that “if you don’t stand […]

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  Sara Sanderson

Recently, I participated in the webinar “Landing a PR Job After School” hosted by the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations.  The webinar covered topics such as what employers seek in candidates, the types of jobs available and how much students can expect to make in entry-level positions.
What are employers looking for?
All […]

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   Tom Ciesielka   
Our agency just had its fourth intern finish her program with TC Public Relations.  Jessica’s leaving was bittersweet.  Bitter because our interns do very important work that helps the account executives get the job done and sweet because we celebrated her time here.
I remember my first internship.  I was finishing a degree […]

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  Rita Hoey Dragonette    
Following is the second part of a series based upon a panel discussion by successful women graduates of Northern Illinois University assembled by Denise Schoenbachler, Dean of the Business school on the topic of:
Lessons from the Front: If We’d Only Known this Back Then!
Part Two focuses on comments from Rita Hoey Dragonette, Dragonette […]

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